To Catch a Smuggler

2020
TV-14
Rating
Eligible
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Season 8 episodes (8)

1 Unholy Guacamole
9/2/24
Season-only
Homeland Security Investigations follows a cargo truck from San Diego to LA and uncovers cocaine hidden inside a shipment of frozen avocado pulp. In Newark, Customs and Border Protection finds psychedelic mushrooms shipped through the mail and seizes stolen cars at the seaport. In Brownsville, CBP and their K9 partners discover bricks of cocaine hidden inside the center console of a vehicle.
2 Weed In, Weed Out
9/4/24
Season-only
Border Patrol searches for smugglers along the interstate in Mississippi, and a suspect flees arrest. They bring in the K9 and set for a search in the woods. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers find huge loads of inbound cocaine and marijuana in El Paso, while CBP officers at Newark International Airport link two passengers traveling outbound with suitcases stuffed with marijuana.
3 Blitzed at the Border
9/11/24
Season-only
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in the Rio Grande Valley halt port operations in McAllen after detecting a potential bomb threat. Homeland Security agents conduct a sting operation to apprehend fentanyl traffickers in San Diego. In Atlanta, CBP searches incoming flights for contraband as an officer concludes their dedicated service in the field.
4 Spiced and Loaded
9/18/24
Season-only
U.S. Customs and Border Protection in El Paso finds numerous bundles of drugs cleverly hidden inside elaborate makeshift vehicle compartments. Homeland Security Investigations in San Diego follows a suspicious automobile that crossed the border transporting methamphetamine. And at JFK's international mail facility, CBP intercepts packages containing looted antiquities from Ukraine.
5 These Bedsheets are Dope!
9/25/24
Season-only
At Dulles Airport, outside the nation's capital, Customs and Border Protection checks for contraband and finds a large amount of marijuana as the U.S. becomes a source country for certain drugs. In El Paso, CBP uncovers bundles of cocaine inside a bumper and dismantles a vehicle littered with meth. In San Diego, Border Patrol scans the desert and roadways for signs of human smuggling.
6 No Rest for the Wicked
10/2/24
Season-only
Homeland Security Investigations in San Diego tracks a suspicious vehicle for 48 hours, leading them to a stash house. Customs and Border Protection meticulously screens outbound travelers at Dulles International Airport for undisclosed currency. In Calexico, CBP agents employ specialized tools to uncover well-concealed narcotics inside a vehicle's gas tank and oil pan.
7 Drugs, Bugs, and the Big Buy-Bust
10/9/24
Season-only
Rookie U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in El Paso discover heroin, meth and 100 pounds of marijuana. CBP agriculture specialists with their K9 partners find pests in flower shipments and seize prohibited items from luggage. Homeland Security Investigations in Los Angeles makes an arrest connected to the importation of illegal gun parts and sets up an undercover drug buy-bust operation.
8 Meth Inside the Machine
10/16/24
Season-only
Homeland Security Investigations arrests human smugglers after following transport cars in El Paso, discovering overcrowded and rundown stash houses in New Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami checks cargo and discovers meth concealed within makeshift machinery parts. In Detroit, at the northern border, CBP seizes undeclared currency entering and leaving the U.S. by land and air.

About this show

124 million people enter the U.S. through our nation's airports each year. It's a nonstop human tidal wave and hid amongst them are an endless stream of contraband and ill intentions. Defending our borders are the vigilant men and women of the Department of Homeland Security, whose agencies make up a three-tiered defense of America's airports. DHS will stop at nothing to catch a smuggler.